If you've been following events over the years about Weems Hospital and healthcare in general in Franklin County, FL and around the country, then you'll not want to miss participating in this public Workshop. On Saturday, October 19th at the Eastpoint Firehouse from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. I will be facilitating a public Workshop about the future of overall healthcare in Franklin County, FL. This will be an interactive Workshop with fact-based information sharing. Attendees will engage in open dialogue and participate in a visioning exercise to identify what the participants think and want to see happen related to comprehensive, quality healthcare in Franklin County. This document outlines the details about this Workshop. Please plan to attend, bring your family, friends and neighbors with you and share this post with others in your network. If you're unable to attend the Workshop but would like to be involved in a potential advisory group that may result from this Workshop, then please email me your email address, phone number and share a little about yourself, in what ways you can help and the reason(s) you are interested in participating in this initiative. The email address to use is stgeorgeislandforward@gmail.com Thank you, and I hope to see you on Saturday, October 19th at 10 a.m. at the Eastpoint Firehouse. Please help spread the word.

1. Location: Eastpoint Firehouse
Date: Saturday, October 19, 2019
Time: 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Come to an Important Workshop
That Impacts Your Health and Welfare!
I. Are you worried that Weems Hospital may close like many other rural hospitals around the country?
II. Are you concerned about receiving quality healthcare in Franklin County?
III. Do you want the County Commissioners to know what you think about and want for quality
healthcare?
IV. Would you like to know about other, more effective options for healthcare that will better protect you
and your family?
V. Are you interested in learning about options for dentistry, mental health, protection of at-risk
individuals and more?
VI. Would you like to see better options for delivery of your healthcare closer to home?
What will be covered in the Workshop:
 Provide and gain fact-based information about overall current healthcare in Franklin County
 Through Workshop attendee involvement, determine what is wanted and needed for
comprehensive, quality local healthcare
 Identify level of support from attendees and if it exists, recruit volunteers to form a group
(Panel/Committee/Roundtable/Board) to work with County officials to bring quality,
comprehensive healthcare to Franklin County
 Stress the importance of diversity in representation on the Panel/Committee/Roundtable/Board
in expertise, areas within the county, ethnicity, etc.
 Weems Hospital Story including the 1 Cent Sales Tax History
 Competitive Factors and Finances
 Current Outreach to Area Healthcare Providers by the County
 Why it’s critical and necessary for citizens to now speak up, be heard, and help lead
Commissioners toward comprehensive quality healthcare in Franklin County
H e a l t h c a r e i n
F r a n k l i n
C o u n t y
Location: Eastpoint Firehouse
Date: Saturday, October 19, 2019
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.